1127 Paper 1 Post-Mortem and Marker’s Report

Written By Yeo Yam Hwee4B.4C.4D

S.H.S.S. Preliminary Examinations TWO.2010

Section One Questions

1It is important to have good manners. What are your views?

2Write about an occasion when a piece of news brought about great unhappiness to your family and how you eventually came to terms with it among yourselves and overcame it.

3What do you think secondary schools should do to encourage students to be responsible citizens?

4Technology has made us less effective in our communication with others. Discuss.

5Influence.

Section One Questions 1 It is important to have good manners. What are

your views?Discursive /

Argumentative

2 Write about an occasion when a piece of news brought about great unhappiness to your family and how you eventually came to terms with it among yourselves and overcame it.

Narrative-Descriptive

3 What do you think secondary schools should do to encourage students to be responsible citizens?

Discursive

4 Technology has made us less effective in our communication with others. Discuss.

Argumentative

5 Influence. Single-word – Narrative or

Discursive or Argumentative

Section One Question 1

It is important to have good manners. What are your views?

Essay Type: Discursive – Provide views in favour of good mannersbacking them up with reasons, amplifications and examplesOr Argumentative [?] - How important is important?What is the relevance of having good manners in today’s context?Important: yes but good manners alone is no longer enough in our highly competitive society?

Why is it important to have good manners?

Good mannersgive a positiveImpression of yourself to others, especially those who are meaningful to you.

Showing good mannersmeans we respect other people and expect them to show us good manners in return as well.

Showing good manners means we value and believe in interpersonal relationships and we are in control of our own feelings and treatment of others.

ShowsOne’sUpbringing

Represents one’sSelf-respect

What constitutes good manners?

Shows one’sPoliteness.

Shows level of a person’s knowledgeand understandingof how his or hersociety works.

What is “good manners”?

Doing thingsaccording to what is acceptable In society and avoid doing things which are unacceptable.

Speak calmly and clearly

Do not interruptWhen others are Talking

Listen attentively

Say “thank you” when receiving a favour

Say “sorry” when you commit a mistake no matter how small

Having and Showing goodManners is noProof of One’s sincerity. It Does not reflect a Person’s real motivesOr intentions. It does notShow us a person’s trueState of morality.

Section One Question 2

Write about an occasion when a piece of news brought about great unhappiness to your family and how you eventually came to terms with it among yourselves and overcame it.

Essay Type: Narrative/Descriptive-Personal Recount

ONE KEY or MAIN EVENT / SITUATION

Setting

A news means something unexpected from outside of my family so that when it came, it really hit my family members very hard thus generating great unhappiness.

Action

How did you and your family members react at first after showing great unhappiness?

What did you do?

Who did what to whom? What happened?

Trouble

Why did the news create such great unhappiness?

What was the great unhappiness about?

What happened to the family? How did it affect you? How did it affect your other family members?

Resolution

How did you and your family members overcome the news?

What had changed?

Who had changed?

How did you and your family acccepted and adjusted? It was for better but how so?

Section One Question 3

What do you think secondary schools should do to encourage students to be responsible citizens?

Essay Type –Discursive We have to address – “HOW”

How should secondary schools encourage…

Who is the targetwhich secondarySchools should reach out to?

Why secondary school –Because of maturity of students?

Teenagers – Adolescence – Rebelliousness?

To encourage involves –1. Explicit teaching – CME /Pastoral Care /

Homeroom2. Explicit showing – Learning Journey etc 3. Explicit giving of instructions4. Setting of rules and regulations5. Setting up rewards and punishment6. Sharing and exchanging views 7. Active communication between teachers and

students

What are the qualities ofa responsible citizen?

Caring for oneself /others/the well-being of the country /the immediate environment / the world at large/ concern for the next and future generations / taking care of parents and senior citizen/loyalty/racially/linguistically acceptance of people from other ethnic groups / active participation in building a socially/culturally and economically vibrant Singapore. Have a good job and take care of one’s family and then be ready to care for the needy or those less fortunate in our society etc.

Section One Question 4

Technology has made us less effective in our communication with others. Discuss.

Essay Type: Although the question requirement says: DISCUSS. This question is really about the extent to which technology has affected us in our communication with others

How has technology helped us?How has that help affected us – in the sense that as we get used to newer ways to communicate with others, do we not lose some of our existing or traditional ways of communication? If we are better off, how so? By how much?What do we leave behind as a consequence?

What is technology?Modern ways of doing things in faster, more accurate and more efficient manner based on scientific knowledge

HUMAN BEINGS

THE IRONY is that withTechnology, we are supposedto be more effective in our Communication with others, notless effective.

What do we mean by“communication with others”?

Bringing people from all walks of life closer Fostering relationshipsBuilding understanding Cultivating care and concernRemoving misunderstanding or differences by building consensus Dissolving difference Quashing rumours / prejudices / biases Shaping a truly borderless world

How have weharnessed technology to be more effective in our communication with others

How have weharnessed technology and yet become LESS effective in our communication with others

Section One Question 5

Influence.

Essay Type:Narrative-Descriptive

Or

Expository –Discursive Argumentative

SETTING ACTION

TROUBLE RESOLUTION

DISCURSIVE

ARGUMENTATIVE

Introduction

Main Body 3

Main Body 2

Main Body 1

Conclusion

Main Body 4Positive Aspects

[One side]

Negative Aspects

[The other side]

Introduction

Conclusion

Section Two Situational Writing

• Section Two [30 marks]• Begin your answer on a fresh page. • You are advised to write between 250 and 350

words for this section. • You should read the information carefully and

plan your answer before beginning to write. • As part of National Education, your class will be

going on a Learning Journey. Your form teacher has provided you with brochures on three possible places of interests.

Section Two Situational Writing

• The Battle Box at Fort Canning • Re-creates the underground Battle Box used by

the British forces during Second World War. • Demonstrates how military operation was

controlled and monitored by the British. • Presents the last few days before Singapore fell

to the Japanese in 1942.• Students will learn that war is inherently

destructive; it can only be avoided if we have the will to build a deterrent force strong enough to prevent others from attacking us.

Section Two Situational Writing

• Youth Olympic Garmes (YOG) Learning Centre• Traces Singapore’s journey in bidding to host the world’s

first YOG.• Olympic Values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect,

through stories of famous Olympians, including local youth athletes.

• Interactive exhibits of sports equipment used in the twenty-six sports in the YOG.

• Students can also sign up to be a Learning Centre guide during their visits. This can be a part of their school’s Community Involvement Programme (CIP).

Section Two Situational Writing

• Singapore Mint • How Singapore developed from a nation without its own

currency to one of the first in the world moving towards electronic cash.

• Through the ancient coins used in Singapore from the 19th century to present day, visitors will receive a glimpse of Singapore’s historical, economic, cultural and political progress.

• Technologies involved in manufacturing coins• Exhibits also include coins that the Mint has

manufactured for both Singapore and many other countries in the world.

Section Two Situational Writing

• As the Class Chairperson, you need to select the best Learning Journey for your class to learn about and appreciate Singapore’s history, as well as develop a sense of national pride.

• Decide which Learning Journey is the best for the purpose.

Section Two Situational Writing

Write a speech to your class to inform them of your proposed choice for this Learning Journey. The speech should clearly state the reasons why your choice is the best and all other relevant details to interest and convince your classmates of your choice.

What the speaker must do with the speech

Good morning everybody. I am here to inform you of my choice for the Learning Journey for our class. As your class chairperson, I have given much thought before standing here before you. I think the best choice for us is to visit the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Learning Centre. If we do so, we will be able to learn about and appreciate Singapore’s history, as well as develop a sense of national pride.

What the speaker must do with the speech

Why the YOG Learning Centre? I think you will agree with me that Singapore is proud as a nation to be holding the inaugural Youth Olympic Games between 14 and 26 August this year. This is a once-in-a-lifetime privilege for all Singaporeans, especially for youths like us. We want to show the world what we can offer to the youths from every shore of the Earth.

What the speaker must do with the speech

At the learning centre, we will be able to learn all about how our country has succeeded in bidding to host the world’s first YOG.

We will also be able to learn about the olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect, through stories of famous Olympians, including local youth athletes.

I am sure many of us will be eager to try our hands on the Interactive exhibits of sports equipment used in the twenty-six sports in the YOG.

I am also informed that we may sign up to be Learning Centre guides during our visits. This can be a part of our school’s Community Involvement Programme (CIP).

What the speaker must do with the speech

Good morning everybody. I am here to inform you of my choice for the Learning Journey for our class. As your class chairperson, I have given much thought before standing here before you. I think the best choice for us is to visit The Battle Box at Fort Canning. If we do so, we will be able to learn about and appreciate Singapore’s history, as well as develop a sense of national pride.

What the speaker must do with the speech

Why the The Fort Canning Battle Box? I think you will agree with me that The Battle of Singapore was one of the most memorable battles to be fought between the British and the Japanese in World World Two. This is our opportunity to relive that moment of excitement, to experience the historic moment that had decided the fate of Singapore when the British eventually had to surrender our island to the Japanese invaders.

What the speaker must do with the speech

On our learning journey, I am told that the actors will re-create the underground Battle Box used by the British forces during Second World War.

They will demonstrate how military operation was controlled and monitored by the British.

The historic situation will present the last few days before Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942.

We will learn that war is inherently destructive; it can only be avoided if we have the will to build a deterrent force strong enough to prevent others from attacking us.

What the speaker must do with the speech

Good morning everybody. I am here to inform you of my choice for the Learning Journey for our class. As your class chairperson, I have given much thought before standing here before you. I think the best choice for us is to visit The Singapore Mint. If we do so, we will be able to learn about and appreciate Singapore’s history, as well as develop a sense of national pride.

What the speaker must do with the speech

Why the Singapore Mint? I bet many of us didn’t know that when Singapore first became an independent country in 1965, we didn’t have any currency to call our own. However, over the decades, we have evolved and we certainly have currency coins and notes which we can be truly proud of. The Singapore Mint is the place to visit if we want to learn about how our currency coins and notes came about and what further plans are there ahead. This is a special privilege for all Singaporeans because the Singapore Mint is a restricted place which does not usually admit visitors.

What the speaker must do with the speech

Our learning journey, we will learn about how Singapore developed from a nation without its own currency to one of the first in the world moving towards electronic cash.

Through the ancient coins used in Singapore from the 19th century

to present day, we will receive a glimpse of Singapore’s historical, economic, cultural and political progress.

We will also learn about the technologies involved in manufacturing

coins At the mint, we will be able to take a good look at exhibits which also

include coins that the Singapore Mint has manufactured for both Singapore and many other countries in the world.

THESIS STATEMENT

• THE MAIN CLAIM OF MY ESSAY.

• I choose to write this essay because there is something that I firmly believe in.

• Technology is on the whole beneficial to mankind.